[Maybe it wouldn't completely get rid of the reactions of the new arrivals, but it would at least make it possible for them to learn what everyone else knew in a quick and concise way. It's something she's going to put more thought into, for sure.]

No, it's not. In the past, those being sentenced were sent a summons to City Hall, and would meet Jerry there, in person.

[Curious. Very curious. What changed? Obviously something happened, since sentencing skipped past it's usual time in the rotation. Maybe it was the glitches preventing Jerry from fulfilling his usual task, or the fact that City Hall was destroyed again. Clearly the AI reset had fixed him, too.]